CVE-2023-2847 json
Local privilege escalation in ESET products for Linux and MacOS
published 2023-06-15 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-34298
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
During internal security analysis, a local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified. On a machine with the affected ESET product installed, it was possible for a user with lower privileges due to improper privilege management to trigger actions with root privileges.
ESET remedied this possible attack vector and has prepared new builds of its products that are no longer susceptible to this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- ESET Server Security for Linux 8.1.823.0, 9.0.466.0, 9.1.98.0
- ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux 8.1.12.0, 9.0.10.0, 9.1.11.0
- ESET Cyber Security 7.3.3700.0
- ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS 7.3.3600.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- ESET Server Security for Linux
- ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux
- ESET Cyber Security
- ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
support.eset.com
/en/ca8447
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2847
- NVD CVE-2023-2847
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